Red Nose Day 2017 Name ________________ Date ___________ TEXT A What is Red Nose Day? Since its launch in 1988, Red Nose Day has become something gf a British institution. It’s the day, every two years, when people across the land can get together and do something funny for money at home, school and work. There’s a fantastic night of TV on the BBC, with comedy and entertainment to inspire the nation to give generously. Comic Relief spends the money raised by Red Nose Day to help people living tough lives across the UK and Africa. Red Nose Day’s spectacular night of TV Red Nose Day is coming up on Friday 24th March and you know what that means: a night of comedy like no other. The fun starts on BBC One at 7pm as your favourite comics and celebrities come together for one mammoth night of live comedy, sketches, music and much more. Viewers can expect to see a star-studded line-up of presenters at The O2 including Sir Lenny Henry, Joe Lycett, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Warwick Davis, Sally Phillips, Jonathan Ross and French & Saunders, as well as music from Ed Sheeran, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man and Emeli Sande. Other highlights include a special Hot Tub segment from Greg Davis, new stand up from Russell Brand, Graham Norton interviewing a gaggle of guests on a supersized sofa, and Noel Fielding and Jonathan Ross sharing some special Red Nose Day Musical Memories in a segment called 'Fantastic Beats & Where to Find Them'. So, are you up for a laugh this Red Nose Day? Tune into BBC One at 7pm on Friday 24th March for a star-studded night of comedy, fundraising and the highly anticipated sequel to Love Actually, Red Nose Day Actually. For all things Red Nose Day visit www.rednoseday.com. March 2017. Kindly contributed by Joanne Collins, South Wales. Search for Joanne on www.skillsworkshop.org Page 1 of 8 E2-L1 Functional English. For links and related resources, visit the download page for this resource at skillsworkshop.org Red Nose Day 2017 Name ________________ Date ___________ TEXT B March 2017. Kindly contributed by Joanne Collins, South Wales. Search for Joanne on www.skillsworkshop.org Page 2 of 8 E2-L1 Functional English. For links and related resources, visit the download page for this resource at skillsworkshop.org Red Nose Day 2017 Name ________________ Date ___________ TEXT C Merchandise These are just some of the items that are on sale online for Red Nose Day: As well as online, you can purchase official merchandise in store from the following suppliers: March 2017. Kindly contributed by Joanne Collins, South Wales. Search for Joanne on www.skillsworkshop.org Page 3 of 8 E2-L1 Functional English. For links and related resources, visit the download page for this resource at skillsworkshop.org Red Nose Day 2017 Name ________________ Date ___________ History TEXT D Comic Relief was founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry in response to famine in Africa. Comic Relief was launched live on Noel Edmonds' Late, Late Breakfast Show on BBC1, on Christmas Day 1985 from a refugee camp in Sudan. ‘Red Nose Day’ started in 1988. One of the fundamental principles behind working at Comic Relief is the "Golden Pound Principle" where every single donated pound is spent on charitable projects. All operating costs, such as staff salaries, are covered by corporate sponsors, or interest earned on money waiting to be distributed. Its main supporters are the BBC, BT, Sainsbury's supermarket chain and Oxfam, who have supported Comic Relief from the beginning. The BBC is responsible for the live television extravaganza on Red Nose Day; BT provides the telephony, and Oxfam and Sainsbury's sells merchandise on behalf of the charity. Fundraising In 2002, Comic Relief and BBC Sport teamed up to create Sport Relief, aiming to unite the sporting community and create a night of sport, entertainment and fund-raising. Sport Relief is held every two years, and the campaign deliberately alternates years with Red Nose Day, which is Comic Relief's flagship event. Red Nose Day occurs in odd-numbered years and Sport Relief in even-numbered years. At the end of the 2015 Red Nose Day telethon it was announced that in the 30-year history of Comic Relief the Red Nose Day and Sport Relief appeals had raised in excess of £1bn (£1,047,083,706 to be exact). The television programming begins in the afternoon, with CBBC having various related reports and money raising events. This is all in-between the regular programmes, but after the six o'clock news, the normal BBC One schedule is suspended at 7 pm in favour of a live show, with a break at 10 pm for the regular news programme. Whilst the BBC News at Ten is aired on BBC One, Comic Relief continues on BBC Two, and then resumes on BBC One at 10:35 pm, with each hour overseen by a different celebrity team. These celebrities do the work for free, as do the crew, with studio space and production facilities donated by the BBC. Regular themes throughout the shows include parodies of recent popular shows, films and clips, events, and specially filmed versions of comedy shows. March 2017. Kindly contributed by Joanne Collins, South Wales. Search for Joanne on www.skillsworkshop.org Page 4 of 8 E2-L1 Functional English. For links and related resources, visit the download page for this resource at skillsworkshop.org Red Nose Day 2017 Name ________________ Date ___________ Use the texts on pages 1-4 to answer the questions. 1. In 2017, on what date was Red Nose Day? ___________________________________________________________________ E2 2. Describe what Red Nose Day is in your own words. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ E2-L1 3. What are some of the things people can expect to see on TV on Red Nose Day? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ E3-L1 4. Red Nose Day started in 1985. True / False E3 5. How much money has Comic Relief raised in total so far? £________________ E2-3 6. How many different red noses are available to buy this year? _______________ E2-E3 March 2017. Kindly contributed by Joanne Collins, South Wales. Search for Joanne on www.skillsworkshop.org Page 5 of 8 E2-L1 Functional English. For links and related resources, visit the download page for this resource at skillsworkshop.org Red Nose Day 2017 Name ________________ Date ___________ 7. List the five main issues that Comic Relief focus on. _______________________________ _____________________________ _______________________________ _____________________________ E2-3 _______________________________ 8. How many projects are funded in the UK by Comic Relief? ____________________ L1 9. How many people in Africa have been helped in the last two years? _____________ L1 10. What sort of things can you buy for Red Nose Day? Where can you buy them? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ E2-E3 11. Who founded Comic Relief? ___________________________________________________________________ E3-L1 12. Which organisation has supported Comic Relief from the beginning? ___________________________________________________________________L1 13. Use a paper dictionary to look up the meaning of these words from Texts A and D. inspire _____________________________________________________________ E2-3 parodies ____________________________________________________________ L1 14. Explain the meaning of ‘flagship’ as used in Text D. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ L1 March 2017. Kindly contributed by Joanne Collins, South Wales. Search for Joanne on www.skillsworkshop.org Page 6 of 8 E2-L1 Functional English. For links and related resources, visit the download page for this resource at skillsworkshop.org Red Nose Day 2017 Name ________________ Date ___________ 15. Explain what the ‘Golden Pound Principle’ is. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ L1 16. How much money was raised in 2001? ________________________________ E3 17. How much do celebrities get paid to host the Red Nose Day TV show? ___________________________________________________________________ L1 18. Many different features are used to present the information in the texts. These include